Gregor P. Henze
- Professor
- RASEI Fellow
- Charles Victor Schelke Endowed Chair
- NREL Joint Professor
- Professional Engineer
- BUILDING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
- CIVIL SYSTEMS
Education:
- PhD in Civil Engineering (Building Systems), University of Colorado Boulder, 1995.
- MS in Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 1991.
- Dipl.-Ing. (Diplom-Ingenieur) in mechanical engineering, Technical University of Berlin, Germany, 1992
Honors and Distinctions:
- Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Science, Technology, and Innovation at CSIRO in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 2022
- RASEI Associate Director for Energy Systems for the Built Environment 2017-2021
- Charles Victor Schelke Endowed Chair 2017
- University of Colorado Architectural Engineering Appreciation Award 2015
- University of Colorado CEAE Department Service Award 2014
- Endowed Lewis-Worcester Faculty Fellowship 2014-2018
- Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) 2013 Conference Best Paper Award
- University of Colorado CEAE Department Distinguished Achievement Award 2012
- Colorado Cleantech Industry Association Research and Commercialization Award 2011
- University of Colorado CEAE Department Research Development Award 2011
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) Founding Fellow and Executive Committee Member 2010
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering Holling Family Distinguished Teaching Award for Innovative Use of Instructional Technology 2006
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering Holling Family Teaching Award 2006
- University of Nebraska at Omaha Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award 2006
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME): Best Paper Award, International Solar Energy Conference 2004, Portland, Oregon.
- UNL College of Engineering Faculty Fellowship for 2003 and 2004
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME): Best Paper Award, National Solar Energy Conference 2002, Reno, Nevada
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE): New Investigator Award for the year 2001 (one per year)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME): Best Paper Award, International Solar Energy Conference 1996, San Antonio, Texas
- Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas: Winner of Energy Predictor Shootout II in team effort with Robert H. Dodier, 1995
- William Fulbright Scholarship for graduate study at Oregon State University 1990 – 1991
Professional Affiliations:
- International Building Performance Simulation Association
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers
- VDI (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure): International member TGA (Building Energy Systems)
Interests:
- Building-to-grid integration
- Model-based predictive optimal control and model-free reinforcement learning control of building energy systems and building thermal mass
- Model-based benchmarking of building operational performance
- Whole-building fault detection and diagnosis
- Building occupancy detection using distributed sensor belief networks
- Design and control strategies for mixed-mode buildings that incorporate both natural and mechanical ventilation
- Low-exergy building energy systems for continental climates
- Zero energy buildings
- Time series prediction and forecasting
- Distributed generation systems